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Catch Me If You Can (2002) 7.9
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7.9/10 from 278,166 users
Metascore: 76/100
Reviews: 606 user | 182 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr., who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars' worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor, and legal prosecutor. Director:Steven Spielberg |
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Earl Amdursky
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An FBI agent hunts down a young con artist who successfully impersonated an airline pilot, doctor, and assistant attorney general, cashing more than $2.5 million in fraudulent checks in 26 countries. Written by Anonymous
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Die wahre Story einer genialen Täschung. (The true story of an ingenious deception.) See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for some sexual content and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Release Date:
25 December 2002 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Budget:
$52,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$571,446 (Japan) (4 April 2003)Gross:
$9,493,232 (Japan) (9 May 2003)Company Credits
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Frank Abagnale, Jr.: 'Cause they have Mickey Mantle?
Frank Abagnale Sr.: No, it's 'cause the other teams can't stop staring at those damn pinstripes.
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Written by Ted Koehler & Jimmy McHugh
Performed by Ellis Hall & BeB'Opera
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In the closing credits, "Saxophone solos" is misspelled as "Saxaphone solos." See more »Quotes
Frank Abagnale Sr.: You know why the Yankees always win, Frank?Frank Abagnale, Jr.: 'Cause they have Mickey Mantle?
Frank Abagnale Sr.: No, it's 'cause the other teams can't stop staring at those damn pinstripes.
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Crazy Credits
In the closing credits, Brian Howe is listed as playing "Tom Fox" and Frank John Hughes is listed as playing "Earl Amdursky". However in the film, Howe played Amdursky and Hughes played Fox. See more »Soundtracks
"I'm Shooting High"Written by Ted Koehler & Jimmy McHugh
Performed by Ellis Hall & BeB'Opera
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What a terrific piece of film-making! From the charming animated title sequence (featuring John Williams's delightfully sneaky score) to the end, this is an enormously entertaining film from the gifted craftsman, Steven Spielberg, who is so damn good people take him for granted or resent his "manipulation," i.e. his seemingly effortless ability to create effective drama.
Leonardo DiCaprio (in his best performance that I've seen) stars as Frank Abagnale, Jr., a real-life teen-aged con man so spectacularly gifted that he was able to steal millions from various companies with forged checks, while successfully impersonating an airline pilot, a doctor and a lawyer, among other guises. He is chased by a rigidly rule-bound F.B.I. agent, Carl Hanratty (Tom Hanks), who is at first comically out-classed by the young improvising criminal genius; but the agent is steadfast and relentless and has the law on his side. The movie is filled with delightful supporting performances, starting with Hanks and continuing on with Nathalie Baye as the boy's selfish mother, Amy Adams as his immature fiancée and on down to the tiniest role. I'm especially grateful for the sympathetic part given to Christopher Walken, as the mischievous and spirited Abagnale Sr., whose life darkens as his fortunes fall. Walken is one of my favorite actors, but while I enjoy the occasional one-dimensional freak or villain he plays, I wish most of his parts were like this.
Spielberg's movie is rich with fascinating details and memorable incidents, while the script by Jeff Nathanson moves backward and forward in time to tell the story in the most engrossing way possible. This is top-notch entertainment.